Another article in the Financial Times survey dealt with Ireland's econonic position and the problems facing the country. It was writton , by Sean Lomass, Prime Minister of Ireland, ond he had this to say about British policies: ".,,..The proposals for stabilisation of the British food market now being canvassed by the British Government have the disadvantage for us that they will tend to freeze the existing divisions of the market between home production and imports and betwwon the expor— ting countries themselves. For various reasons, Ireland's share of the Dritish market is small and our agriculture (is) eeeemore sericusly projudiced by British subsidisation policies... Tritain is likely to romain the main market for Irish agricultural produce whether both countries are inside or outside the Common Market...eeipart from developments in the agricultural field, our advantages in the British market are also being diminished by the loss of the industrial preferences which we enjoy vis-a-vis the EFTA countries — the bulk of our oxports enter Britain duty-free.
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